GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| encompass | include |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |